Cigarette dispenser and lighter with detachable support



Oct. 13, 1931. M. ALLAND 1,827,501 CIGARETTE DISPENSER AND LIGHTER WITH DETACHABLE SUPPORT Filed Oct, 11, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ill wuantoz Mauriqe/lanai M. ALLAND Oct. 13, 1931.

CIGARETTE DISPENSER AND LIGHTER WITH DETACHABLE SUPPORT Filed Oct. 11, v1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /2 fak/fw@ @d 9 www Y abtonwq Patented Oet. 13, 1931 l nnunrcnnrrnivijfor ArLAnTIc oirmnnvv JERSEY omnnnrrn'nrsrnivsnnnnn Lien-ran WITH DETAQHABLE Asurron'r n i The object of lthe to provide a combined cigarette holder, vvdispenser and kof'allioluidffuel.reservoiryhaving avvick, a cylindrical reservoir4 extension/to protectV the exposed endy of said'v Wick andpro'vide-d? is adapted to s tandfup'on any 'porting surface, -or to be secured ytoanyh'uplighter as a unit, -in combination Witha' supporty upon Whichthe uniti, is deta'chably mounted, togetherfvvith lanl ashreceiver also detachably carried byl said support,- thev entire devicejgbeing suitable for' permanent .use Within a vehicle ysuchas an autmobilajor upon one of the vvallslofarooni", or vthe side of a smokerscabinetforotherpiece of furniture Within room 'of a'residence,y club quarters, or vthe like."v y

More 'speciiically, the 'obj ect of the invention is to provide a supporting element, which 'suitable' Asupright surface, in .combination with la* detachabileuunitA .cigarette (or. ,`c'igar)` A`l 1,01 er,`dise penser and lighter, tachably mounted lupon said'v elemlent and means to yieldinglymaintain said'funiftan said receiver infnormal operative position.

v A further object is vto provide 'a cigarette' holder, comprising; a receptacle having Va dis-V pensing aperture, means forming a-Lmag'azine for extra lints, Wicks,.etc., and manually fop-l erable to cause andtocontrol the` pas,sage of cigarettes vrthrough said aperture, said receptacle having an open Iside normally closed-'by a door, which' in turn has an aperture covere a ytransparent medium through. jvvhich the contents of' the receptacle are visible, a lighter, and means carried A by said Y receptacle and said door and engageableby said lighter to normallyj secure said door in 'closed relation;

Still anotherrobjeet listo, provide in suchfa. device la lighter 'comprising vthe combination vvithfa lug,;"adapt'ed rtol removably: secure Withifnf said extension* a combined flint 'supi portl and 'absorbent holder', 'said holder when in saidfextension maintaining the absorbent incontactwith said Wick, iwhereby saidliold-y er when 4with,draWn.A from i'said Vextension carries a body fairlyWell'saturated with: .fuel andY acent; to an exposed flint, which can be"` struck against anyA suitable''surfaceA an ash receiver, alsov de-V suchasv the abradingfelement carried by the upper'wall of said receptacle. n j And still further objects consist in providing 4the door of the cigarette holder With aV Window through which the contents can be seen and-.compared With lineans upon said door to indicate the number ofcigarettes remaining Within said holder; liniprovidingy an abrading device and meansfor. operatively and removably supporting ,thev sameupon theA upper Wall of said holder; in providing a handle for the lightervvhich, when detached from4 the latter, exposes apoin't which can be usedl to pry outvvardlyand adj ustthe `tvicl; of

said lighter; in providingyielding means to ,'removablysecure said' lighter in inoperative position upon'said holder; in providing the combination y of the yir'i'iproved, lighte'rfwith a pocket cigarette holder; and in providing..v other detailssuch fas are,hereinarterl fully d Vbrought out, .when thev `following description n 1s read m conjunction vvith'the accompanying drawings in which FigQl is a frontelevation ofone embodimentof the invention; Fig 2 is a sideelevation of the saine; Fig. 'is an elevation of the lighter and uelreservoir unit Withdrawn; Figli is a vertical'section on the y,

line 4 4: of 1; Figf isa horizontal secd lighter' unit 'removed and the door 'in 'y open Scv position; Fig.y 6 is a similar 'section also' on the linef-oflig. 1, but showing thedoor of the cigarette holder vclosed and the lighter unit'in inoperative position retaining said door in closed position; Figs? isaxvertical Figjf) is an enlarged detail' secti'onal'vievv i' showing 'adjacent portions V'of the lighter it-f. ,self separated VVfrom the fuel reservoir holder;

Fig. lO'is a front elevation and'Fig. 111,` lisa side elevation of a modified formof the invention in which the improved lighter is attached toa pocketcigaretteholder. 'I K Referring to Figs'lft 9 inclusive, 'a supporting bracket is shovvnasl` comprising'a,

centralbody portion 1,*above which a section ofthe kholder 2'is of .relatively shallow depth vandfsf bounded kupon its vertically opposite edge portions with inwardly directed, overhanging flanges 3 and 4, for a purpose hereinafter described, while one lateral edge por- Cil tion of said section is provided with a forwardly extending flange 5. This section of said bracket is furthermore pierced by any desired number of countersunk apertures 6 for the recept-ion of screws or similar means 7 by which said bracket is supported upon any desired surface.

Beneath the central body portion 1, sai-d bracket is cut away in its forward face to provide a second relatively shallow section 8, bounded vertically by a pair of inwardly directed, overhanging flanges 9, and in one lateral direction terminating in a forwardly extending flange 10. This bracket, while suliicient to support the cigarette holder and ash receiver upon a vertical surface,'may also be provided with a forwardly extending base portion 11, whereby said bracket may take the form of a stand if desired, in order that it may rest in operative position upon any suitable supporting` surface, such as upon an article of furniture or the like.

Slidably positioned against the lower shallow section 8 and between the overhanging lianges29iis the rear wall 12 of anV ash receiver, which also comprises a bottom 13, end walls 14, and a forward wall 15 which has its upper central portion cut away at 16 to pro vide a space for manually gripping a cigarette while resting within the cutout regions 17 in the upper portions of the end walls 14. The upper portion of the rear wall 12 of the ash receiver terminates in a forwardly'ex-` tending abbreviated top wall 13 of a depth preferably equal to substantially the diameter of a cigarette, so that a cigarette resting within said cutout regions 17 of said end walls also rests against said top 18 in order to minimize the possibility of ones breaking the cigarette when reaching for it during the rapid movement of a vehicle in which the device may be mounted. In order to removably secure the ash receiver in operative position, its under surface at any suitable point is provided with a recess orV the like 19, adapted to be engaged by any suitable form of catch or latch such for instance as the springpressed ball 20.

Removably positioned adjacent tothe upper portion 2 of said bracket and slidable between the flanges 3 and 4 is a cigarette holder, which vis shown as comprising an imperforate rear wall 24,; end walls and 26, rand a top wall 27, to which is secured a three-sided undercut molding or beading -28 for operatively positioning a double faced file or other form of abrasive element 29,

having beveled ends, normally entering be-` neath the undercutportions of said molding. To the forward edge portion of the box end 25 there 1s pivotally secured at 30 a clof sure 31, surrounded ou its other three sides by a flange comprising sections 32, 33 and 34, and also provided with a vertically elongated aperture 35 through which the contents of the holder are at all times visible,

said aperture being' effectively closed by a r transparent medium 36 held in operative position in any suitable manner.

The lower portion of the holder is vprovided with a discharge aperture 37 defined upon the rearby a flange 38, forming a continuation ofthe rear wall 24 and between which there extends diagonally a slanting wall 39. The forward portion of said discharge aperture 37 is normally defined by the lowermost flange or section 34 of the closure 31, said flange and closure being connected together by a diagonally extending wall 40, correspondingto the wall 39, and between which is rotatably positioned a cylindrical ejecting member 41, provided with any desired number of parallel semi-cylindrical grooves or recesses 42, adapted ywhen in uppermost position to receive cigarettes 43 by gravity from withinthe holder and upon being inverted to discharge such cigarettes, one at the time, from said holder through the discharge aperture 37, whence the discharged cigarette falls upon and is supported by the cutout portions 17 of the end walls 14 and rests against the top wall 18 of the ash receiver, until Vthe cigarette is manually removed from that position.

The ejecting member 41 is rotatably mounted in any suitable manner, but is preferably carried by a pintle 44 secured to said ejecting means and passes rotatably through the wall 25 of said holder, and is provided with a second pintle 45 which passes rotatably through the opposite end wall 26 and through a reinforcing disc 46 secured thereto and provided with 'diametrically oppositely positioned recesses 47 for the yielding reception of a spring-pressed ball or the like 48, carried by and extending from within a hollow preferably cylindrical and externally knurled knob'49 which affords a suitable means for rotating or oscillating said ejecting means. This knob is secured upon Vthe pintle 45 in any suitable manner as for instance by means of the threaded nut 50, the outer free end of said knob being normally closed by means of an externally threaded plug 51. which is removably secured within said knob in order to complete a housing for spare flints 52 and absorbent discs 53, as well as an extra wick if desired.

The end'wall 26 of the holder is furthermore provided with `a unitary cup-shaped projection 54, fromY which extends a resilient linger 55, adapted to frictionallyengage the adjacent portionof the flange 33 of the closure 31 to yieldingly retain said closure in operative position. Said flange 33 is `also provided with an annular extension 56 which is normlfally in axial alignment with the voir 6l, preferably formed yof .transparent material, such as bakelite, and is closedV at its lower end by a transversely extending lpartition 62, beyond which the sides of the'cylinder extend to forni an internally threaded cylindrical flange 63, within which is removably secureda plug 64, having a'central aper-y ture through which extends a pin 66 yieldingly positioned by means of a suitable spring 67. By this construction the lug 60 is yieldingly maintained within and in engagement with the sides of the notch 57 in the ring 56 due to the reservoir element 61 being` normally maintained in an upward position with respect to the cupped member'-t'. Obviously then, to release thereservoir, all that is necessary is to depress yit against the tension upon the spring 66,'l and turn the reservoir until the lug 60 is free from engagement with the notch 57 and can be withdrawn longitudinally through the cut out region 58.

The upper end of the reservoir is internally threaded at and 'supports a gasket 7l so as to receive in airftiglit engagement the ex- Y terna-ily threaded reduced end portion 7 2 of tlievhead'77 is in its furthermost position rerativelyr supports a Hint 80.

a cylindrical lighter-supporting casing 7 3, whichv terminates downwardly in a shoulder 7 Ll, which in turn bears againstthe gasket 71.

It is the outer surface of said'c'asing thaty is provided with the lug GOhereinbeore 'referred to, while from the uppermost portion of the side Wall of saidcasingthere extends radially inwardlya lug 7 5, adapted to slide relatively through a longitudinal groove 76 in the head 77 of a lighter. This head is provided *with a central bore 78 Ywhich extends downwardly through afreelyy extending contractible flange ,79 which op- Spaced radially outwardly from said contractible flange, saidhead is provided with 'a circumferential depending Aiiange 8l, between and extending from said langesthere being a body of absorbent material82, which, when within the casing 7 3, presses against an ab sorbent disc 83, having a central' aperturey 84 which receives th'e'flint 80,` and rests. upon the uppermost flared vendfportion y of a wick 86, which` extends therefrom vdown-wardly through a bore 87 in the reduced end 72 of said casing and thence :through saidy reseri voir to the bottom partition 62v of the latter.

rhaiiighaaheaan terminates, upvaaiiy in niexternallyjthreaded 'reduced- Lend; fporf f tion 88 'through which also extends the'rbore 78. 'aid reduced-portion is y surrounded by a knurl'ed loclc-nut 89,;l which: normally engages' andyieldingly 'positions an internally v threaded cylildricalknob f, orV headf 90,5:ffrom the "interio-rcf whichA there extends :a pin 91 through tllebore ,f7 8 and :terminating downv wardly ina-point 92;v When this `lighter'el` mentl gis; positioned within the casing 73Y the absorbent `body y82 receives ai liquidfuel, such asalcohol; 'or `gasoline tromv the wick 86 `'and absorbent, disc 83.51' f Upon. withdrawing the f lighterv head; from .said casing i; and .striking theintL-SQ againsty the abrasive element-'29,

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sparks from the-former .ignite the fuel-,vapor given ed bythe absorbent body`V 82, i causing thefii'uel; in theulattery to ,burnandfV afford a medium foigli'glifting. a cigar -or cigarette Y The flame is, extinguished, and the:absorbent'f 82.is agaiiisaturatedby inserting the lighter head aga-in within thegca'sing@V 7,8. After the absorbent 82Vhas rbecome charred.' or4 burned away/.fthe lock, nut 89y f is loosened, the knob y9,0.removed*from "the, ,threaded portion 88y of between thecontractible portionsof the flangey and Yfjtlie'rebyx forceY fthe.r absorbentu 821 out-i wardlvsofas ito i'operatively exposez a further` Perdon-.of referrngtaFgs. 1.0 and 11,. acigarette case 975,v off-any lwel,l-kriowiir formi is shownas being provided with. aslightly modified form of `lighter,similar to l the one hereinbefore described,.fbtit.slightly: differing therefrom to such an extent only as to makeit 'adaptablt'al f0.1? useailfrQIL-:aa portablearticlesuch as a pocket cigarette case, as compared'with fa substantially fXedifcigaette holder such as that hereinbefore described as being normally supported by the fixed bracket l or upon the ybase 11.

This lighter also comprises a reservoir 96 vwhich in this instance is partly shielded by a casing 97, having cutout portions 98 through which the' removable reservoir .is

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visible yat all times. The casing 97 is yalso l provided with a suitable holder 99 for an abrasive member 100 instead of supporting the abrasive member upon Vthe cigarette case itself. The lower portion of the casing 97 is preferably hollow and is normally closed 'A by means of a cap 101,.so as to provide a storage space foradditional vlints or absorbent elements, or both. Otherwise, thestrike vhead and manually engageable knob vare substan-v tially identical with thek shape andfconstruction of the corresponding elements hereinbefore described andare operatedin the same l'l'ltllnel'. Y .K v

Having thusy described my invention, what I Aclaim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is y v y 1. cigarette holder, comprisingV a hollow portiion having a discharge outlet, a hinged closure for said hollow portion having a flange defining one side of said outlet, a rotatable member supported by said bollo-W portion to effectively close said outlet, said member being provided with a recess adapted to receive a cigarette from within said holder and upon being rotated a given distance being operative to discharge the cigarette through said'outlet, a knob connected to said member for'manually rotating the same, normally aligned rings ca-rried by said hollow portion and said hinged closure7 and a removable lighter reservoir unit normally extending through said rings to secure said hollow portion and closure in operative relation.

2. A cigarette holder, comprising a hollow portion having a discharge outlet, a hinged closure for said hollow portion having a flange defining one side of said outlet, a rotatable member supported by said hollow portion to effectively close said outlet, said member being provided with a recess adapted to receive a cigarette from within said holder and upon being rotated a given dis'- tance being operative to discharge the cigarette through said outlet7 a knob connected to said member for manually rotating the same, normally aligned rings carried by said hollow portion and said hinged closure, and a lighter-reservoir unit removably extending through said rings to secure said hollow portion and closure in operative position, said unit comprising a reservo-ir section and a lighter section, detachable from said reservoir section without removing the `latter from said rings.

In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature.

MAURICE ALLAND. Y 

